California Senate Bill 94 benefits the most dangerous criminals, potentially allowing murderers and rapists sentenced to death row or life without parole to be released.
âThis bill would authorize an individual sentenced to death or life imprisonment without the possibility of parole for a conviction in which one or more special circumstances were found to be true to petition for recall and resentencing if the offense occurred before June 5, 1990, and the individual has served at least 20 years in custody,â the legislation reads.
âThe bill would authorize the court to modify the petitionerâs sentence to impose a lesser sentence and apply any changes in law that reduce sentences or provide for judicial discretion, or to vacate the petitionerâs conviction and impose judgment on a lesser included offense.â